Clients say Chethan Rao possesses an
instinctual understanding of elements that
make complicated transactions successful—a quality he has honed over the past 12
years specializing as an advisor to government contractors and technology tenants.

In 2014, Newmark Knight Frank recruited Rao and his team to
serve as tenant representation leaders, significantly expanding
the firm’s presence in Northern Virginia. Over the past two years,
Rao’s team has been among the company’s top producers, working on transactions including the national and global expansion
of Tenable. On the altruistic front, he serves as president and is
on the national executive committee of Pratham, one of the largest NGOs devoted to promoting literacy in India.

JORDAN G. RAY, 38

Principal

Mission Capital Advisors

New York City

Possessing a remarkable proficiency in secur-ing capital for an wide range of real estateprojects, Jordan Ray was instrumental inbuilding out Mission Capital Advisor’s financedesk, which operated as just a two-personteam when he took over. Founder DavidTobin, who had firmly established Mission Capital’s commercial andresidential loan operations, partnered with Ray to start a “counter-cyclical” hedge to the loan sale business, with a unit raising capitalfor CRE investors in a technologically progressive way. Working withthe firm’s in-place infrastructure, Ray to helped create a well-rounded company with both cyclical and counter-cyclical businesslines. Under his guidance, the finance desk has grown into anational mortgage and equity brokerage that employs 22 profes-sionals, closes approximately $2 billion in annual deal volume andis active in every major US market.

ANTHONY M. RINALDI, 30

Founder & Managing Principal

Saxum Real Estate

Parsippany, NJ

From his early days as a leasing broker to the
founding of Saxum Real Estate, a private
equity investment firm, Anthony Rinaldi has
worked to create value for his clients and
investors. In a bold move, at 26, Rinaldi
founded Saxum and acquired the Lincoln

Building in Ridgewood, NJ. He resold it at one of the highest per
square foot rates recorded for New Jersey office sales, realizing a
38.3% IRR. Concurrently, he established a private equity real estate
investment fund that launched this past November with total capitalization of $75 million—all before turning 30. He acquired five
additional assets, with others under contract. Rinaldi is also founding Flipping for the Future, a non-profit formed to improve communities through investment in real estate and youth mentorship.

CBRE CONGRATULATESCHRIS BODNARCHRIS BODNAR

Executive Vice President
U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets

SELECTED AS REAL ESTATE FORUM’S

“ 50 UNDER 40”

FOR 2017

cbre.us

“A decade ago, Chris identified an opportunity and spearheaded theformation of our healthcare investment specialty practice. Today,thanks in large part to Chris and his partner Lee Asher, we are theleading real estate advisor to the industry, with more healthcaretransactions than any other brokerage firm. Congratulations,Chris, on this well-deserved recognition.”- Chris LudemanGlobal President, Capital Markets, CBRE